Your Outer Banks Vacation Guide

Slicing through the blue-green Atlantic waters, this strand of unblemished sands and windblown oak groves traces half of North Carolina – the magnificent Outer Banks! Home to generations of vacation memories, the chain of timeless waterfront communities draws tourists from all over the world to relax on the miles of natural beach, manicured only by wind, salt water and dune grasses.

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Browse the several distinct Outer Banks communities and all they have to offer area visitors: from the northern beaches of Corolla and Duck to Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head to Roanoke Island and beyond. From climbing the historic Currituck Lighthouse in Corolla and parasailing across the monumental dunes of Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head, to biking through the pristine Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the natural splendor of the Outer Banks is yours to explore! Sunny Day Guide’s expanded merchant and artisan listings will help you create the perfect shopping itinerary for finding that perfect gift or souvenir. Area restaurants, offering everything from gourmet cuisine to down-home cooking, are all profiled – many with menus – to help you plan your next family lunch or intimate dinner.

Here you’ll find all the detailed maps, entertaining articles and complete event schedules Outer Banks visitors have found within the pages of their free Sunny Day Guide magazine for 40 years! Wherever you choose to stay, accommodation listings highlighting nearly every luxurious beach home, amenity-loaded hotel and quaint bayside cottage will help you locate your Outer Banks vacation paradise. Like every issue of Sunny Day Guide magazine, the pages of your online Outer Banks guide are filled with restaurant menus, activity listings, shopping locations and valuable Money-Saving Coupons for them all!